Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday delivered remarks for a grim anniversary: the fourth year since the assault on the Capitol. “The public servants of the Justice Department have sought to hold accountable those criminally responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on our democracy with unrelenting integrity,” he said. What went unspoken was the obvious exception to Mr. Garland’s insistence on accountability. The chief culprit behind the insurrection will shortly be inaugurated once again as president. The department itself, meanwhile, may soon be leveraged as a political tool against Mr. Trump’s enemies.

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Persons: Merrick Garland, ”, Garland’s, Donald Trump’s, Jan, Garland Organizations: Capitol, Justice Department